The wall of “Bavaria” Munich is not falling… Neuer officially extended the contract until 2027.

Bayern Munich officially announced on Friday evening that veteran goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until the summer of 2027.

Transfer to the official website For the Bayern club Neuer’s statements after the signing, where he said: “I took my time before making this decision and now I’m very happy. Everything is going in the right direction here. with this squad we can beat any opponent and I enjoy going to the training ground every day and still performing strongly.”

The captain of the team added. “We stick together as a goalkeeping system and constantly try to raise the bar of our ambitions and push each other to be the best we can be for matches.”

In the same context, Munich “Bayern” also announced the extension of the contract with the goalkeeper Sven Ulreich, who was replaced until 2027.

Recently, the negotiations witnessed some delays. Neuer originally planned to decide his sporting future by the end of last March. Although the 2014 World Cup-winning goalkeeper has been sidelined for three short spells this season with muscle tears, his decision to pursue a professional career was prompted by Bayern Munich’s strong campaign in the Champions League and semi-finals, which Neuer contributed heavily to.

Manuel Neuer was moved to the ranks Munich “Bavaria”. Arriving from Schalke in the summer of 2011 for a €30 million deal. Since then, the German goalkeeper has made 597 official appearances for the Bavarian giants, including 388 in the Bundesliga and 139 in the Champions League, a title he has won twice (in 2013 and 2020).

During his exceptional journey with the record-breaking German champions, Neuer won the Bundesliga title 13 times, the German Cup 6 times, and won the Club World Cup twice (in 2013 and 2020).